Manual LPCI-COM-8SM
10
Hardware Installation
1.
Make sure to set switches and jumpers from either the Option Selection section of this
manual or from the suggestions of SETUP.EXE.
2.
Do not install card into the computer until the software has been fully installed.
3.
Turn OFF computer power AND unplug AC power from the system.
4.
Remove the computer cover.
5.
Carefully install the card in an available 5V or 3.3V PCI expansion slot (you may need to
remove a backplate first).
6.
Inspect for proper fit of the card and tighten screws. Make sure that the card mounting
bracket is properly screwed into place and that there is a positive chassis ground.
7.
Install an I/O cable onto the card’s bracket mounted connector.
8.
Replace the computer cover and turn ON the computer. Enter the CMOS setup program
of your system and verify that the PCI plug-and-play option is set appropriately for your
system. Systems running Windows 95/98/2000/XP/2003 (or any other PNP-compliant
operating system) should set the CMOS option to OS. Systems running under DOS,
Windows NT, Windows 3.1, or any other non-PNP-compliant operating system should
set the PNP CMOS option to BIOS or Motherboard. Save the option and continue
booting the system.
9.
Most computers should auto-detect the card (depending on the operating system) and
automatically finish installing the drivers.
10.
Run PCIfind.exe to complete installing the card into the registry (for Windows only) and
to determine the assigned resources.
11.
Run one of the provided sample programs that was copied to the newly created card
directory (from the CD) to test and validate your installation.
The base address assigned by BIOS or the operating system can change each time new
hardware is installed into or removed from the computer. Please recheck PCIFind or Device
Manager if the hardware configuration is changed. Software you write can automatically
determine the base address of the card using a variety of methods depending on the operating
system. In DOS, the PCI\SOURCE directory shows the BIOS calls used to determine the
address and IRQ assigned to installed PCI devices. In Windows, the Windows sample
programs demonstrate querying the registry entries (created by PCIFind and NTIOPCI.SYS
during boot-up) to determine this same information.
